The story of the black silk female knight

Applause erupted from within the smoke, causing Valensa, who was about to rush into the smoke to finish off the attacker, to cautiously stop. She allowed Nana to rush in and lash out fiercely with her black silk leg whip.

As expected, although the Yangyan Liepo attack broke through the turtle shell barrier's defenses, it did not cause much damage to the Dragon Emperor. Nana was ambushed as soon as she rushed into the smoke.

Fortunately, Nana herself was made of a large amount of top-grade magical materials, so the flying swords that shot at her didn't hurt her at all, only producing sparks, and didn't even break her skin.

Amidst the clanging sounds of fists, feet, and flying swords, the smoke gradually dissipated.

The high platform and the dragon throne have both disappeared; they must have been reduced to ashes in the fiery explosion.

The Dragon Emperor is currently hovering above the crater created by the divine cannon fire, surrounded by more than ten top-tier flying swords that shimmer with spiritual light, forming a defensive sword array.

This sword formation must have been what protected the Dragon Emperor from the fierce glare of the sun. Now, the flying swords of this formation are automatically attacking Nana, sparks flying and loud noises resounding.

The Dragon Emperor himself maintained a composed expression, lightly applauding Valensa, who had already rushed into the palace grounds.

"Impressive, impressive. Truly worthy of being a legendary figure from the Barbarian Continent... The last time I felt this pressure was when Yu'er threw a tantrum and seriously slashed at me with her sword."

Are you comparing me to that ugly woman Xiao Yu again?

Valensa still showed no intention of speaking to the Dragon Emperor, but she couldn't help feeling annoyed.

She grabbed the Flaming Halberd and charged forward, thrusting it towards the Dragon Emperor's head. At the same time, the Six-Flower Floating Cannon quietly flew directly above the Dragon Emperor, forming the Yangyan Liepo divine magic array once again, preparing to deliver another powerful shot from above his head.

After being ignored twice, the Dragon Emperor finally showed anger on his face.

"What an extremely rude and barbaric woman!"

He didn't make any movement, yet a very strong and unique energy burst forth from his body.

This energy is very strange; it's not very lethal, but it has a wide range and can forcefully repel enemies.

Not only was Valensa's Flame Spear Charge terminated by the Qi Force, but Nana was also forcibly forced back by the strange power of the Qi Force. Even the Six Flower Floating Cannons a thousand meters away in the air were affected, and the newly formed divine magic array was shattered before it could be charged.

"Then I'll show you my power!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Valensa and Nana were both repelled, the Dragon Emperor finally made his move.

He raised one hand high, took a deep breath, and made a gesture as if he were about to grasp something:

"Here comes the sword!"

hum!

The sound of numerous sword blades vibrating rang out, then merged into a powerful, penetrating noise attack, enough to instantly kill any ordinary person who heard it. Even Valensa was momentarily dizzy and disoriented, almost falling over, only managing to stay upright thanks to the Flame Halberd's timely support.

After a few seconds of fully adapting to and overcoming the noise, she looked up and saw tens of thousands of flying swords surrounding her and the Dragon Emperor, forming a sword formation.

In the Dragon Emperor's hand, a greatsword even longer than the others appeared.

The sword blade and hilt were both an eerie purple, and the blade was engraved with some kind of strange beast that Valensa had never seen in any records. The beast had blood-red eyes and was extremely ferocious.

"Have you forgotten that I am not only the Emperor of the Empire, but also the Master of the Sword Pavilion!"

The Dragon Emperor swung his greatsword with one hand and coldly snorted:

"Look at the sword!"

He charged towards Valenza and swung his sword, causing the tens of thousands of flying swords in the entire sword formation to move in unison, launching a coordinated attack on Valenza from all directions.

"……cut."

Valensa, who had just recovered from the noise attack, could only raise her Flame Spear to parry, while having Nana come to her side to assist in the defense.

The Dragon Emperor's attack must be taken seriously, and although those flying swords could be directly blocked with divine magic shields, Valensa did not act rashly and still had Nana prepare for defense.

After all, those were all Dragon Emperor's flying swords, each with a radiant blade, looking far superior to the flying swords of the Sword Pavilion elders, let alone ordinary Sword Pavilion disciples.

Relying solely on divine magic shields may not be enough to stop these flying swords.

The same is true.

The Dragon Emperor never gave up his ambition to conquer the entire planet Eve. He had long regarded the Church of the Sun as his hypothetical enemy and ultimate goal, and had also studied the various divine spells of the Church of the Sun in depth, including the famous Holy Shield spell.

These tens of thousands of flying swords almost all utilized the research results that countered the Holy Shield spell. They easily broke through Valensa's divine shield, just like a craft knife cutting through white paper, tearing through her silver armor and black stockings, leaving streaks of blood on her body.

If Nana hadn't immediately deployed her defenses and used her fists and feet to knock down a large number of flying swords, Valensa might have been truly torn to pieces.

Valensa also found it difficult to defend against the Dragon Emperor's attacks.

Having grown up cultivating in the Sword Pavilion since childhood, the Dragon Emperor's pure swordsmanship skills were far superior to Valensa's. Coupled with nearly 800 combat experiences and physical attributes that were in no way inferior to Valensa's, he immediately suppressed Valensa in close combat.

The eerie purple greatsword was wielded by the Dragon Emperor so skillfully that it was almost a blur, attacking Valensa's entire body from various tricky angles, making it extremely difficult for Valensa to parry with her Flame Halberd.

Moreover, that eerie purple greatsword also possessed the characteristic of mental attack.

Each clash between the sword and the flaming halberd sent a shiver down Valensa's spine, making her breath involuntarily become heavier.

A strange fear began to grow within her. After exchanging dozens of blows with the Dragon Emperor, she didn't even dare to look at his face anymore, and felt a strong urge to kneel down before him.

While Nana's punches and kicks could knock down most of the flying swords, the sword array composed of tens of thousands of flying swords was still too dense. Some flying swords would always manage to break through Nana's defenses and inflict wounds on Valensa. A strange power would also remain in the wounds, which could hinder the healing effect of the Holy Light Divine Magic.

Even the Six Flowers floating cannons, which were looking for an opportunity in the air, were not spared by the sword formation... Dozens of flying swords chased after Six Flowers in the air and attacked them, leaving Six Flowers with only the ability to barely defend itself and no chance to support Valensa's main body or directly bombard the Dragon Emperor.

If this continues, things will get very bad.

Realizing this, Valensa didn't hesitate and unleashed her own ultimate move.

"Field, expand!"

The backdrop of the battlefield's imperial city ruins instantly shifted to a clear sky, blazing sun, and a deep abyss.

The brilliance of all the flying swords in the sword formation had noticeably dimmed, as their power was being continuously devoured by the domain.

After expanding her domain, Valensa quickly switched places with Nana, letting Nana use her fists and feet to defend against the Dragon Emperor's swordsmanship.

The strongest Noble Phantasm is still as powerful as ever. The purple, eerie greatsword struck Nana multiple times without leaving any wounds, and mental attacks were equally ineffective against Nana, who had no soul.

However, Nana was unable to inflict any effective damage on the Dragon Emperor... The Dragon Emperor's swordsmanship was extremely skillful, employing a rather ingenious technique to deflect most of the force from Nana's punches and kicks.

It doesn't matter, Valensa just needs Nana to hold off the Dragon Emperor for now.

A Moon-class Noble Phantasm is much stronger than a Star-class Noble Phantasm, and a Moon-class domain is naturally more powerful than a Star-class domain.

After officially breaking through to the Moonlit realm, Valensa's domain had already undergone a comprehensive upgrade.

In addition to its larger range and stronger devouring power, there is also a qualitative change.

According to the American military's theoretical research on superpowers in Asakura Mai's world, the essence of the "domain" ability is actually a kind of mental power usage, and it should be called the "mental image world".

The greatest improvement in the Valensa Domain lies in the enhancement of mental power.

The phantom thief had repeatedly warned Valensa and her fellow disciples about a taboo of their sect: the power of the mind must never be used on external objects, or it would cause a backlash from the world.

Even a mental power of the Moon-level strength wouldn't work. The Phantom Thief's teacher used his mental power to forcibly rewrite reality in order to save her, but ultimately suffered a backlash and died.

Valensa's mental power should now surpass that of the Phantom Thief Sister's teacher, but she still can't affect external objects in reality; she can only strengthen herself.

But it's possible within that field.

There's still a long way to go before your dreams come true, but it's possible to make your fantasies a reality.

"Flame Halberd, generate!"

"Rikka, clone!"

With Valensa's soft shout, the sunlight under the clear sky within the domain suddenly solidified, transforming into thousands of enormous flaming halberds identical to the Sunfire Spear, attacking the flying swords in an attempt to fundamentally break the Dragon Emperor's sword formation.

The six floating cannons all split in two, from 6 to 24, then to 48, then to 96, 192... until they filled the sky.

Whether it's the Flame Spear generated by sunlight or the floating cannons created by the Six Flowers clones, they both possess power comparable to the original body within their respective domains.

The Dragon Emperor used tens of thousands of top-tier flying swords to form a sword array, and Valensa also replicated and generated tens of thousands of treasures within the domain.

The balance of power has shifted once again, and the pressure is now on the Dragon Emperor.

The quality and power of those flying swords were originally no worse than the Sunfire Burning Love Halberd, but Valencia, as the evil god of the abyss, also possessed power within the domain. Their spiritual power was constantly being devoured and transformed into Valencia's power to strengthen the treasure.

With the balance of power shifting, the sword formation quickly became precarious.

Meanwhile, the countless floating cannons unleashed a barrage of Yangyan rays at the Dragon Emperor, and with Nana's punches and kicks suppressing him, the Dragon Emperor was quickly hit multiple times, his magnificent dragon robe burned in several places by the Yangyan divine power.

"...You've got some skills."

The Dragon Emperor seemed not to have expected his sword formation to fail so quickly, and that if things continued this way, he might even be killed by Valensa directly within the domain.

He made a very decisive choice, abandoning the sword formation in order to break through this powerful domain.

Boom boom boom boom!

The loud explosions continued, each one unleashing a chaotic surge of spiritual energy that made the Flame Halberd and Six Flowers in the air somewhat unstable, and even the entire domain trembled.

It was those flying swords that were self-destructing.

These flying swords are the finest creations of the Sword Pavilion over thousands of years. Each flying sword's blade stores a large amount of spiritual power and sword energy, enough to instantly turn an ordinary person into a master.

Now, all this spiritual power and sword energy were abandoned and detonated by the Dragon Emperor without hesitation... The chain reaction of the instantaneous self-destruction of ten thousand flying swords not only destroyed the sky full of Sunfire Halberds and Six Flower Floating Cannon clones, but also forcibly shattered Valensa's entire domain!

puff!

The backlash from the shattered domain caused Valensa to cough up a mouthful of blood, and a storm raged in her mind, violently shaking as if the end of the world had arrived.

The domain cannot be expanded in the short term and needs time to repair... During the repair period, even mental power cannot be used excessively.

Fortunately, the Dragon Emperor's sword formation was also completely destroyed, with tens of thousands of top-tier flying swords self-destructing, so this wave wasn't too bad.

The Dragon Emperor's eyes were very gloomy. After leaving the domain, he used a few powerful sword moves to forcefully cleave Nana aside. Seizing the opening, he thrust his sword at Valensa, clearly wanting to take advantage of Valensa's weakness and stiffness caused by the backlash from the broken domain to deal massive damage to her.

But as soon as he rushed to Valensa's side, the Dragon Emperor felt his feet sink, and his abundant spiritual power was instantly blocked. His physical attributes also dropped significantly, and he could even barely hold his sword.

What's happening here?

The Dragon Emperor looked at Valensa in astonishment and noticed that her breathing was much heavier than before, sweat was streaming down her pale face, and her black stockings were instantly soaked with blood and sweat.

Clearly, this sudden and bizarre power did not distinguish between friend and foe, and Valensa was also restricted by most of its power being imprisoned.

But the one who created this power was clearly Valensa, who had been prepared for it for a long time, or rather, she had been waiting for this opportunity.

With a knowing smile playing on her lips, Valensa suddenly stood up and pulled out a heavy machine gun, firing wildly at the Dragon Emperor, much to his astonishment.

The powers of false gods belong to the realm of absolute science and require the power of faith to be activated.

Unfortunately, this power is not Valensa's own power. She will also be affected by the power's effect and have most of her power suppressed. Otherwise, this would be her most powerful killing move.

But it was enough to bring surprises to the Dragon Emperor... Within the power that imprisoned extraordinary strength, the heavy machine gun was enough to inflict effective damage, or even fatal damage, on top-tier experts.

Bang bang bang bang!

The fire serpents spewed by the heavy machine gun instantly enveloped the Dragon Emperor. The Dragon Emperor tried to block with the purple, eerie greatsword in front of him, but without the support of spiritual power, he struggled to even lift the greatsword, let alone block it.

In less than a second, the eerie purple greatsword flew out of his hand, and a hail of machine gun bullets struck the Dragon Emperor head-on, leaving him covered in blood, his golden dragon robe turning red.

But the Dragon Emperor was undoubtedly a top-tier expert; this attack could severely injure him, but not kill him.

Because the Dragon Emperor retreated quickly and decisively, even using the powerful kinetic energy from the heavy machine gun bullets hitting him, he instantly retreated dozens of meters away, escaping the coverage of the power.

Nana, who had been forcibly forced away by the Dragon Emperor's sword technique earlier, had been waiting here for a long time and punched the Dragon Emperor in the back.

The Dragon Emperor, who had barely escaped the range of the power, was unable to defend against this punch and was knocked back into the range of the power by Nana's punch.

Meanwhile, Valensa had replaced her heavy machine gun with a man-portable rocket launcher and forcefully pulled the trigger on the Dragon Emperor who was flying towards her.

Whoosh!

The rocket roared out... If it could hit the Dragon Emperor within its range, even if it couldn't kill him completely, it would definitely cripple him and completely decide the outcome.

But at that moment, a powerful force that Valensa was very familiar with erupted from the Dragon Emperor to Valensa's astonishment.

That power finally allowed the Dragon Emperor to break free from the shackles of the false god's authority, and he grabbed the eerie purple greatsword back into his hand. With one strike, he shattered the rocket, and with another, he sent Nana flying.

It is the power of chaos.

However, unlike Valencia's chaotic divine power as an evil god of the abyss, the Dragon Emperor possesses a different kind of chaotic divine power, carrying a tremendous fear that can obliterate a person's mind.

"So you are also..."

Valensa quickly recovered from her shock, took a deep breath, and murmured her first words to the Dragon Emperor.

"...Hmph, I never expected you could push me to this extent."

The Dragon Emperor's wounds healed rapidly as the chaotic divine power flowed through them, and his lizard-like vertical pupils were devoid of any emotion, only coldness remained.

"But it's over."

As he spoke, he raised the eerie purple greatsword high, assuming a downward slashing motion, and powerful chaotic divine power completely enveloped the entire imperial capital:

"Submit to me...kneel down!"

"Ugh!"